Anger management in schools
April 10th, 2010 | 
Author: Needless to say, anger gets in the way of learning in schools, for the student in question, and also for other students. Teachers sometimes need help with anger management for themselves also. We all do, to some extent. I sent a teacher who asked me about anger management in his school the following:
Short-term Solutions for anger management for everybody. The website below reminds us that scolding and punishing the angry student may stop the student’s anger at the moment (if the student fears the person doing the punishing). However, the punishment or scolding or yelling does not teach the student anything about how to change himself or herself. He or she will just get angry again when the punishing person is not around.
We want to give students the ability and talent and tools to manage themselves, to control their own anger, when we are not with them, so that they can learn how to manage their emotions better by themselves, on their own, not just when we are there forcing them just to do what we say when we say it. This website gives you a start on what to do that is better than seemingly simple punishment:
You will notice that there are many other anger situations shown on this website too, not just for teachers and counselors.
There are suggestions for home, couples, etc., and many different situations and places. Good stuff.
There are many other helpful things to do in dealing with anger, whether in school, at home or in the community. We need to know how to manage our own anger as well. More in future posts.
Blessings, Doc Meek
South Jordan, Utah, USA; and Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA
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I want to thank Meacham for his article. On the other hand, I do know of a case where a private person was harassing a public figure, and a policeman investigated and responded in an unusual way. The harassing person was disarmed of course, and was found to be, in the agent’s words, “A miserable, lonely wheelchair-bound man, on assistance, with no real purpose in life.” The agent decided that the man, lacking a positive purpose in life, had created a negative purpose: harassment of public figures. The agent found specific ways to involve the man in community activities that held interest for him. Not all accounts such as this have happy endings. This one did. Over time, the man converted his negative angry energy into positive community-serving energy, and became a positive force for good in the community. Needless to say, he became a happier person as well. No more despair. No more angry outbursts at public figures and others.
A wise person I know has a favorite saying: “Anger covers pain.” If we looked on those who display anger, and tried to consider what “pain” was being covered up by the display of anger, I think we would be more compassionate, less judgemental and more helpful to all no matter what the circumstances. Thank you for your insight, Dr. Meek.
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